Internal Audit – Technology Audit & Analytics Advisor - Hybrid

390 Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off (18+ days)

Job summary

The Cigna Group Internal Audit is seeking an Audit & Analytics Advisor to advance data, analytics, automation, and technology-enabled audit techniques. This role collaborates with audit teams, D&A colleagues, business stakeholders, data owners, and technology partners to translate audit objectives into practical, evidence-based analysis.

Ideal for an early-career professional who can independently complete defined assignments while building proficiency in analytics, data quality, and risk

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in IT audit, technology, risk management, data analytics, or related field.
• Experience documenting IT risks, controls, testing steps, and results in a clear and organized way.
• Experience using data for audit testing, risk identification, reporting, process improvement, or business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Expand the use of data, analytics, automation, and technology across audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.
• Turn audit and business goals into clear analytical procedures by identifying data needs and partnering with business, data, and technology teams.
• Prepare, combine, validate, and analyze data to surface trends, unusual activity, data quality concerns, and potential risk indicators.
• Build repeatable analytics and automation routines that improve audit coverage, speed, consistency, and insight.
• Evaluate whether data is accurate, complete, timely, and fit for purpose.
• Create clear workpapers that document sources, logic, assumptions, limits, results, and conclusions.

Skills

IT audit

Data analytics

Stakeholder comms

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in data analytics or related field

Tools

SQL

Alteryx

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Databricks

Python

Job description

The Internal Audit function is seeking an Audit & Analytics Advisor to support the department’s use of data, analytics, automation, and technology-enabled audit techniques. This role provides the opportunity to contribute to Internal Audit Data & Analytics while also supporting the planning and execution of selected data-focused audits each year. The Advisor will collaborate with audit team members, D&A colleagues, business stakeholders, enterprise data owners, and technology partners to translate audit objectives into practical, evidence-based analysis. The role is intended for an early-career professional who can independently complete defined assignments while continuing to build proficiencies across Internal Audit, including analytics, data quality, and risk and control concepts.

Responsibilities

• Expand the use of data, analytics, automation, and technology across audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.
• Turn audit and business goals into clear analytical procedures by identifying data needs and partnering with business, data, and technology teams.
• Prepare, combine, validate, and analyze data to surface trends, unusual activity, data quality concerns, and potential risk indicators.
• Build repeatable analytics and automation routines that improve audit coverage, speed, consistency, and insight.
• Evaluate whether data is accurate, complete, timely, and fit for purpose.
• Create clear workpapers that document sources, logic, assumptions, limits, results, and conclusions.
• Explain analytical results and limitations in a clear way to both technical and nontechnical partners.
• Lead defined analytics workstreams or selected data-focused audits with manager support, keeping work on track and raising risks early.
• Develop well-supported audit observations, explore root causes with stakeholders, and help shape practical corrective actions.
• Improve the team’s capabilities by sharing knowledge, supporting training, reviewing partner deliverables, and contributing to audit methods.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in IT audit, technology, risk management, data analytics, or related field.
• Relevant internships, rotational assignments, or advanced education may count toward this experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, accounting, finance, information systems, computer science, business, or related field.
• Experience documenting IT risks, controls, testing steps, and results in a clear and organized way.
• Experience using data for audit testing, risk identification, reporting, process improvement, or business decisions.
• Hands-on experience with at least one analytics, automation, database, or reporting tool, such as SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Databricks, or Python.
• Ability to manage defined workstreams, coordinate with stakeholders, meet deadlines, and communicate issues early.
• Working knowledge of audit evidence, risk and control concepts, data preparation, validation, analysis, and visualization.
• Ability to explain technical and audit information to a range of audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4/public accounting IT audit experience
• Experience supporting an audit through scoping, planning, testing, evaluation, and reporting.
• Experience in the healthcare industry.
• CIA, CISA, CPA, or relevant analytics or technology certification, including progress toward certification.

Salary and Benefits

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 102,200 - 170,300 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

Benefits

• Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs.
• We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

Additional Company Policies

The Cigna Group has a tobacco‑free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.